The left rear and center rear seat belt buckles, are opposite of what they should be. This arrangement makes it impossible for the left rear passenger, to buckle up if the center seat person is buckled in, or a car seat is in place. Contacted my Honda service department and they forwarded my complaint to the district representative, his response was he is aware of the issue but there is no fix for the problem. I did some research and found that the Acura rdx is the same platform as the Honda CR-V. so I visited the nearest Acura dealership, the seat belt buckle arrangement was correct on that Acura rdx. Looks like the anchor point and the buckles are exactly the same as the ones that are in my Honda CR-V. would be willing to bet that the Acura seat belt assembly would solve the rear seat belt issue on these Honda's, the assembly is only $66! why should I have to do that when it wasn't my mistake in designing it..updated 11/09/17 updated 7/27/18

- Hobart, WI, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. while attempting to use the rear passenger side seat belt, it was discovered that in order to latch and secure the buckle, the belt had to under lap the rear seat center belt. The issue made it very difficult to lock and unlock the seat belt. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (autonation Honda in westminster, co), but the cause of the failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,000.

- Frederick, CO, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. the contact stated the seat belts for the rear middle and left passenger seats were switched, which made it difficult for the passengers to buckle their seat belts when the middle seat was occupied, especially by a safety seat. The contact took the vehicle to the ralph schomp Honda dealer where it was determined that the seat belts were anchored down, which prevented the dealer from switching the seat belt buckles. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the placement of the seat belts was approved by NHTSA safety standards and could not be altered. The manufacturer opened case number: 06136375. The approximate failure mileage was 293.

- Highlands Ranch, CO, USA

The rear left and middle seat belts overlap. The vehicle is advertised as a 5 seater vehicle but cannot safely be used for 5 passengers, or with a car seat in either of those seats with a passenger in the other one.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

Where left rear passenger attaches seat belt & where center rear passenger attaches seatbelt from headliner, the fasteners in the seat are switched. If center passenger buckles up first or if carseat is in center position it is nearly impossible for left rear passenger to buckle up or unbuckle. This is due to the attachment points being switched when designed & or manufactured. Honda dealer says the connections are in proper location & belt is operating as designed. This will most likely cause one of five passengers in this vehicle to not be able to buckle up or unbuckle in an emergency

- Baytown, TX, USA

Rear passenger seat belt attachment points safety hazard for left rear passenger: The connection points for the center rear passenger and left rear passenger cross causing the left passenger to not have access to the release button or ability to properly connect their seat belt if the center passenger secures their seat belt first. Should the left passenger want to disconnect their seat belt it is extremely difficult unless the center passenger disconnects their seat belt first. I contacted the Honda dealer I purchased the vehicle from and they said there was nothing they could do. I contacted Honda customer care line at 1-800-999-1009 and was informed no fix was available, but they would document the issue.

- Peoria, AZ, USA

Rear passenger seat behind driver and middle passenger seat belt fasteners are flipped. No one can sit behind the driver and use a seat belt.

- Riverside, MO, USA

My brand new 2017 CRV touring appears to have the detachable anchor for the 2nd row center seat belt crossed with the 2nd row left seat belt buckle. This configuration causes the center belt and the left seat belt to cross one another and also makes it difficult for the left seat passenger to connect or disconnect their seat belt with the center passenger buckled in. This configuration does not allow the person sitting behind the driver to wear their seat belt when my child's infant seat is buckled into the center as the buckle cannot be accessed. This is a huge safety concern as I travel frequently with my infant daughter, son, and son's friend in the back seat. There have been multiple other complaints about this which can be googled. Something needs to be done here.

- Verona, WI, USA